Western Australia has dominated a property list of the top 50 best performing council areas in the country, with the median house price in the Roebourne shire of $840,000 the highest in the nation.
Shares in West Perth-based Kilgore Oil and Gas were higher today after the explorer announced plans to buy a majority share in a coal seam gas company through a share sale deal valued at nearly $13 million.
Brazilian company Vale is the latest mining giant to become a core industry participant at Bentley-based Parker Centre, which specialises in hydrometallurgical processing research for miners.
The planned initial capacity at the Oakajee deepwater port will be increased by nearly 30 per cent as Crosslands Resources, Gindalbie Metals and Sinosteel Midwest are selected as potential foundation customers.
Internet service provider iiNet says it is confident it will succeed in defending an appeal in its legal stoush over illegal downloading and emerge in an even stronger position.
Quickstep Holdings has signed a manufacturing license agreement with Northrop Grumman, which the Coogee-based company said is the next step towards manufacturing $700 million worth of components for the Joint Strike Fighter program.
Western Australia needs to brace itself for a housing shortfall of more than 72,500 by 2020 with Wanneroo and Rockingham to suffer the greatest shortages, according to a new report.
Perron Group chairman Stan Perron is a survivor, having ridden out the tough times and prospered in the good over several decades. Examining his business philosophy reveals the art of wealth preservation ... starting with an early shift into property.
THE destruction of wealth wrought by the global financial crisis has focused many private business people back to their core operation, and given them cause to think about strategies for preserving what they have in case of another big bust.
METROPOLITAN land developers are predicting a significant shortage of housing lots later this year, as tight bank finance and the slow approvals process cause roadblocks in the development pipeline.
THE developer behind the contentious Smiths Beach resort proposal says it is pleased with Environment Minister Donna Faragher's decision to give a scaled-back development the green light.
WHEN Perth-based not-for-profit Sports Challenge Australia was established in 1992, founder Garry Tester soon discovered the “onerous” nature of relying solely on government funding.
FINANCIAL responsibility was the big subject last week, as the state government and opposition sought to expose each other's weaknesses on the fiscal front.
Shares in Subiaco-based Ampella Mining closed higher today after the junior announced the board had approved a $13 million exploration program for calendar 2010.
The strongest quarterly increase in new home starts in eight years has highlighted the effectiveness of the federal government's stimulus package, but economists warn that not enough new homes are being built to accomodate a rapidly growing population.
Aspen Group says the Australian Taxation Office has signed up for an initial 15-year lease at its planned $200 million office tower in the Adelaide CBD area.
Property developers Georgiou Group, Match Group and Australand are among the shortlist the state government has today revealed to transform the disused Knutsford industrial site near Fremantle into a residential precinct.
CBH Group, one of Western Australia's largest businesses, is likely to remain a cooperative after WA farmers elected directors who are in favour of keeping its current structure.
Salta Constructions has commenced winding down its operations at Raine Square after spending the past three weeks trying in vain to negotiate a settlement with project developer Saracen Properties.
